I think of it more as a log that a journal.
I totally agree!
I also love the flexibility ... tossing in a page to start a list of side hustle ideas, book recommendations, or blog posts. It helps me to offload all these my great ideas, even if I never act on 99% of them.
I'm still getting the hang of collections, or at least using them enough.
In all these years, I haven't found anything that beats this format. Not even close.
I see this more and more as I use the system. Looking forward to another year of intentionally designing my life!